NLRB Has No Problem With Employee Calling Boss A ‘Nasty MF’

Warning: This post contains language that many working outside of the NLRB will find offensive.

The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that an employer acted unlawfully when it fired an employee who said on Facebook that his boss was a "nasty motherfucker" and "Fuck his mother and his entire fucking family." A majority of the 3-member panel concluded that the language was sufficiently tied to an upcoming union election to constitute protected activity. A third member dissented, saying that such vulgar and offensive attacks on the manager and his family do not fall within the protections of the National Labor Relations Act.

Takeaways:

• Whether a workplace is unionized or not, the Board is taking an increasingly active role in trying to dictate how employers run their businesses.